1533 - Ordinance - Compensation for City CouncilmembersORDINANCE NO. 1533 / l��3 Jlly3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1527 AND
ESTABLISHING A RATE OF COMPENSATION FOR CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. THAT Ordinance No. 1527 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
1. Effective January 1, 1992 compensation for Port Orchard City
Councilmembers shall be at the rate of Two Hundred Sixty
Five Dollars ($265.00) per regular council meeting
2 COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT - The per meeting rate shall be
adjusted annually as of January 1 based on 100% of the
Seattle (CPI-U) Cost Of Living Index. The index applied
will be for the first half year increase over the previous
years first half which is released in late August.
3. NON-ATTENDANCE - With the exception of missing a regular meeting
because of an unavoidable primary employment schedule, a council member
will not be compensated for non-attendance of such regular meetings
unless excused by a majority vote of the City Council and no single
council member may be excused for more than 4 meetings per calendar year
(not to include job conflict non-attendance). Acceptable excuses shall
be:
1. Vacation
2. Illness
3. Bereavement
4. Unusual or unforseen circumstances such as serious illness
in the family; accident or transportation carrier delay.
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4. OTHER COMPENSATION
A. Reimbursement for meals shall be allowed if the mutually agreed
time of meeting is during a meal time.
B. Reimbursement for mileage shall be made if the meeting is over a
25 mile distance. This would apply to attendance at an approved
convention or investigative trip.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED
by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk in authorization of such
passage this 25th day of November, 1991.
ATTEST:
PATRICIA HONER, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
�ELSLIE AWEATHERILL, MAYOR
SPONSORED BY:
COUNCILWOMAN GEIGER